Vending device



w. D. ANDERSON VENDING DEVICE Filed Apr.

Patented Apr. 3, 1923.

! STTES WILSON D. ANDERSON, 0F BREMER'ION, WASHINGTON.

VENDING DEVICE.

Application filed April 25, 1921.

T 0 a ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVILsoN D. a citizen of the United States, residing at remerton, in the county of Kitsap and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vendin Devices; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of the invention is toprovide a simple and attractive vending device where by a legitimate stimulation of trade may be afforded by offering for sale objects having a commercial value corresponding with the amount charged or demanded of a purchaser for the privilege of making a selection with the possibility of winning a premium determinable by designating characters which are normally concealed and which may be i11- dividually exposed by the selection and removal from the apparatus of the article purchased; and with this object in view the invention consists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown in the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view of an apparatus embodying the invention, certain of the vendible objects being omitted to expose the designating characters by which they are normally concealed from the purchaser.

Figures 2 and 3 are detail views showing minor modifications of the same construc- The apparatus consists essentially of a base 10, which may be of any suitable material such as wood, cardboard, paper-board or the like having seats or bases arranged in intersecting longitudinal and transverse columns or in any preferred relation with the objects of adding to the attractiveness of the device, such bases or seats being distinguishably designated as by means of numerals as shown.

"To the surface of the base within these spaces or upon said seats and in concealing relation with the designating characters thereon are adhesively but detachably secured the vendible articles such as collar buttons 11, or the equivalent thereof, for which a legitimate charge of five cents or ten cents or more may be made, it being the purpose to use regularly recognized commercial objects asthe means by which the ANnnRsoN,

designating characters of the seats are nor- Serial No. 464,092.

mally concealed and all being of substantially tion and form, must a selection of which, the same construc- I be made by the purchaser 1n order to obtain the advantage of accordance with tl 1e legend appearing on the board or represented suitably 1n connection therewith by th A purchase having e vendor.

been made it is the privilege of the purchaser to make a selection of the articles offered for sale and displayed on the base or the latter.

board, and the detach- In the construction illustrated in Figure 1, the designating charact rectly to the surface base of the collar secured ers are applied di- 75 of the base or board, the button to said surface, while in Figure 2 being adhesively the surface of the base bearing the designating characters is covered semi-transparent sheet 12 by a supplemental to which the vendible objects are adhesively secured, a dotted tearing line 13 being arranged around the base of said objects so that a covering sheet is with the object when the In the construct-ion illust the designating character a separate folded strip or by and concealed under vendible object.

designed to be removed portion of the latter is detached. rated in Figure 3 is inscribed upon blank 15 confined the base of the Having thus described the invention, what claim is 1. A vending device consisting of a base,

means on said base to det ermine the winner of a contest, vendible articles exposed to the View of and for sale to and removal by entrants in such contest, and means removably securing said articles on the ing relation to said means.

base in conceal- 2. A vending device consisting of a base,

means on said base to det of a contest, vendible a ermine the winner rticles exposed to and secured to the base and to each article whereby upon removal of an article the attached sheet will be torn.

3. A vending device consisting of a base, 0

means on said base to det of a contest, vendible arti ermine the winner cles exposed to the view of and fox sale to and removal by en- In testimony whereof I aifix my signature trance 1n such contest, covering sheets of in presence of two Witnesses. semi-transparent materlal exposed over sa1d one sheet being associated with and secured VILSON ANDERSON" 5 by adhesive to said article and by adhesive Vitnesses:

to the base whereby upon removing an arti- L. E. EVANS,

ole the attached sheet Will be torn. M. EMALINE- ANDERSON. 

